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Like skin, hair changes colour and tone
with age, losing pigment and as a result
luminosity. But be warned, “The most ageing
thing you can do to your hair once it reaches
that stage is to go back to the colour of your
(earlier) youth, however tempting,” says Lisa
Shepherd, aka the hair colour doctor from
Channel 4’s Ten Years Younger. She adds,
“Brunettes and redheads should almost
always go lighter. The good news is any kind
of colour added to the hair makes it appear
younger, so if you’re a brunette, a few glossy
streaks of caramel and gold will still look as
lustrous as the rich brown of your teens.”
“Cindy Crawford is a great example of
“The most ageing thing you
can do to hair is go back
to the colour of your youth”
someone who’s aged her hair appropriately
without compromising its sexiness,” adds
leading stylist and colourist Adam Reed.
“She’s replaced the rich, heavy brown of her
20s with highlights and softer, tonal browns,
but she’s still a gorgeous
brunette. If you’re blonde,
adding warm, gold tones
in your 30s and 40s can
take five years off.”
And in your 20s?
Jenny Broome, a senior
colourist at John
Frieda, advises, “To
make the most of your
hair’s natural pigment
and vibrancy, opt for
gentle semi-permanent
treatments such as
vegetable rinses and
wash-in/wash-out
shampoos, or go for
gentle highlights.”
By the time you hit 30,
you should have a pretty
good idea of what suits you,
says Reed, and you can play
around within that palette. If
greys start to come through,
use highlights or lowlights to
blend them in. It’s more
flattering than ousting them
altogether and you avoid harsh
re-growth, which is extremely ageing.
Once you’ve found your perfect
colour, you’ll want it to last as long
as possible. Tinted shampoos and
conditioners are brilliant for reviving
colour, according to Reed, who likes
the Bumble and Bumble and John Frieda
BUMBLE AND BUMBLE GOLDEN
BLONDE SHAMPOO, £17.50;
AVEDA COLOUR CONSERVE, £13.21
versions, in particular (from £17.50 and £4.49
respectively). Or use anti-fade shampoos
with natural ingredients, such as Color
Conserve Shampoo, £13.21, by Aveda or
Glorifying Shampoo Shimmering, £13.80,
by Davines, to gently help colour last.
…IN YOUR 2Os
Now is the time to experiment. Try an edgy
bob, cut a fringe if you’ve never had one, or
chop it all off. It’s all about finding what’s
most flattering for your face. If you’re going
to keep locks long, spare the straighteners, or
…IN YOUR 30s
Taking a bit off your hair length will take a
few years off your face, too. Go for a long,
sweeping side fringe for a softer, sexier look
that’s reasonably versatile and easy to
maintain. If you’ve always had a centre
…IN YOUR 40s
Long hair can be the perfect foil to lines
and loss of plumpness, just make sure it has
plenty of movement and depth with some
long layers cut in. If you do go short, keep
it feminine with some length on top and
AGE-DEFYING HAIRCARE
HOW TO GET YOUR HAIR
TO ACT ITS AGE…
Want to look young and fabulous? Of course you do. No need for surgery or Botox – here are
the hairstyles you’ll need to keep you looking great right into your dotage
GO FOR TEXTURED
À LA LILY ALLEN
GENTLE CURLS FLATTER
CHARLIZE THERON
CINDY CRAWFORD DOES
PLENTY OF WAVES
LEAVE IT LONG LIKE
CHERYL COLE
EVA MENDES UPS
THE VOLUME
HALLE BERRY GOES
SHORT BUT FEMININE
CAREY MULLIGAN LIKES
PRETTY ACCESSORIES
at least save them for special occasions. To
preserve vitality, find styling products you
don’t need to dry in – Salt Spray and High
Gloss Serum, both £5.99, by Charles
Worthington Front Row are great. Then use
pins and grips to create texture and shape.
A CUTE TOUSLED BOB
SUITS RACHEL MCADAMS
parting, try a side one instead, as again it’s
softer. If your face has thinned as you’ve
aged, add volume to your hair – a gently
disheveled look is up-to-date and helps add
fullness. Salt spray, dry shampoo and (gentle)
backcombing are your weapons of choice.
DEMI MOORE PROVES
LONG CAN WORK
ALEXA CHUNG ROCKS
THE EDGY LAYERED BOB
CAMERON DIAZ GOES
FOR A SIDE PARTING
KYLIE: MOVEMENT AND
DEPTH ARE KEY
shaped around the neck. A graduated bob
will also lift your face and look fresh. Unless
it’s very thick, hair at this age won’t hold its
style well so use hairspray. A tip: coat your
hands and use hairspray to give hair
extra oomph at the roots, too.
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